Edward Norton-Hosted SNL is #1 No-Sports Show of the Night
“SNL” was the #1 non-sports telecast of the night on the Big 4 networks...
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CBS Sports Airs Coverage of Notre Dame v Air Force College Football Today
CBS Sports Network features a college football doubleheader today, Oct. 26, highlighted by Notre Dame at Air Force (5:00 PM, ET). Andrew Catalon and Aaron Taylor call the action, along with reporter Lauren Gardner from Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo....
ESP to Showcase 19 College Football Programs
ESPN networks will showcase 19 college football programs this week ranked in the first BCS Standings which were exclusively unveiled on ESPN Sunday evening on BCS Countdown...
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Encore with Tina Fey on Par with Previous Rebroadcasts
An encore telecast of “Saturday Night Live,' with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire (3.1/8 in metered-market households, 1.4/6 in adults 18-49 in the Local People Meters) matched the show's highest metered-market household rating for a rebroadcast since May 4 (with host Zach Galifianakis...
CBS Sports to Air College Football Tripleheader, 10/19
CBS Sports Network features a college football tripleheader on Saturday, Oct. 19, highlighted by a primetime match-up between Nevada and Boise State (8:00 PM, ET). Dave Ryan and Adam Archuleta call the action, along with reporter Evan Washburn from Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho....
College Football Continues to Score on ESPN
Based on Nielsen ratings finalized to date, ESPN's Saturday night telecast of Texas A&M defeating Ole Miss 41-38 on October 12 was the most-viewed college football game of the week across all networks. The matchup between SEC West Division rivals averaged 5,114,000 viewers and a 3.2 HH US rating. Th...
CBS Sports Airs College Football Tripleheader Today
CBS Sports Network features a college football tripleheader today, Oct. 12, highlighted by a primetime match-up between Boise State and Utah State (8:00 PM, ET)....
ESPN Makes Plans for New Bowl in Boca Raton
ESPN Regional Television, a subsidiary of ESPN, announced the creation of the Boca Raton Bowl in a six-year agreement beginning in 2014. The pre-Christmas bowl game will be affiliated with the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference with each conference participa...
Miley Cyrus-Hosted SNL Draws Shows HIghest 18-49, Total Viewers Since March
The Oct. 5 telecast of “Saturday Night Live,” with host and musical guest Miley Cyrus, generated the highest “SNL” results in 18-49 and total viewers since March 9....
CBS Sports to Air College Football Tripleheader, 10/12
CBS Sports Network features a college football tripleheader on Saturday, Oct. 12, highlighted by a primetime match-up between Boise State and Utah State (8:00 PM, ET)....
CBS Sports Network Now Available to Time Warner Customers
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour cable sports network from CBS Sports, is now more widely distributed to Time Warner Cable customers. CBS Sports Network has been added to Time Warner Cable's DTV-Digital TV package on most systems, beginning today....
George-Tennessee Game Set for SEC ON CBS, 10/5
CBS Sports has announced its SEC ON CBS football game for Saturday, Oct. 5 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) will feature *No. 9-ranked Georgia taking on Tennessee. Verne Lundquist, analyst Gary Danielson and reporter Tracy Wolfson call the contest from Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn....
ABC Saturday Night Football Scores as Night's Most-Watched Program
The September 14 ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows telecast - Notre Dame over Purdue 31-24 - helped ABC win the night across all networks among households, viewers and in all key male and adult demographics (18-34, 18-49 and 25-54). The matchup averaged 4,789,000 viewers and a 3.0 rat...
2013 SEC ON CBS Premiere Scores 23-Year High
CBS Sports kicked off its 2013 SEC ON CBS college football schedule with No. 1-Alabama vs. No. 6-Texas A&M on Saturday, Sept. 14, earning an overnight household rating/share of 9.0/21, up 200% from last year's 3.0/7 for its season opening broadcast (Alabama-Arkansas)....
ESPN Scores Most-Watched College Football Regular-Season Saturday in Network History
ESPN led all networks covering college football in week two of the season, giving the network its most-viewed Saturday ever during the regular-season (August to December). ESPN averaged 3,840,000 viewers in the 24-hour day-part (beginning at 6 a.m. ET), surpassing the previous high of 3,314,000 vie...
Fox's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Up from Last Week in Key Demos
As summer comes to a close, FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. Tuesday's penultimate episode of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was up +8% among Adults 18-49 versus the prior week. On Wednesday with back-to-back episodes of MASTERCHEF, FOX led the night among Adults 18-49 ...
FOX Sports College Tour Kicks Off at USC Today
When college football coverage kicks-off this year on Fox Sports and Fox Sports 1, America's new sports network, their national studio shows can tap the tremendous energy and excitement of the on-campus experience courtesy of a unique, interactive fan destination, the FOX College Saturday TOUR. Firs...
ESPN's College Football Season-Opening Coverage Draws Record Ratings
Fans have been waiting for college football to return and millions of them went to ESPN to fulfill their appetite during a five-day opening buffet to the 2013 season. ESPN drew large audiences for its studio and game action across multiple television and digital networks, surpassing every competitor...
FOX Sports College Tour to Kick Off at USC, 9/7
First stop on the tour is the University of Southern California, as the Trojans welcome Pac-12 rival Washington State on Saturday, Sept. 7....
College Football Coverage Delivers Major Ratings Boost for ESPN Networks
The first Saturday of the 2013 college football season on August 31 kicked off with a large audience for a four-hour College GameDay Built by The Home Depot and continued with game and studio coverage across ESPN networks. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU all posted significant overnight ratings, led by a...
New BWW Series - TRANSLATING SPORTS: College Football Edition
Last week I began a quest to unite two quintessentially American institutions; sports and musical theatre. Though this might be nothing more than an impossible dream, this is my quest, to follow that goal, no matter how hopeless, no matter how far... I have to take this metaphor. In this week's edit...
College Football on CBS Returns with New Show FAST FOOTBALL Tonight
CBS Sports Network returns its comprehensive lineup of college football studio programming for the 2013 season, including a new one-hour show Fast Football, tonight, Aug. 27....
ESPN Announces College Football Coverage
ESPN will kick off the 2013 college football season with national coverage of 46 games in five days as part of the sixth annual DICK's Sporting Goods Kickoff Week from Thursday, Aug. 29, to Monday, Sept. 2....
College Football on CBS Returns with New Show FAST FOOTBALL, 8/27
CBS Sports Network returns its comprehensive lineup of college football studio programming for the 2013 season, including a new one-hour show Fast Football, on Tuesday, Aug. 27....
CBS Sports Signs Multi-Year Broadcast Deal for Mountain West Football
CBS Sports has signed a multi-year deal to broadcast the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. CBS Sports will broadcast the inaugural title match-up live on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 10:00 pm, ET from the home stadium of the regular-season Mountain West divisional champion with the highest...
